Important British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures

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Lot 205
  • 205

John Varley 1778-1842

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Description

  • John Varley
  • The Lilburn Tower, Northumberland
  • watercolour over pencil with scratching out, stopping out and gum arabic
  • 31.4 by 23.5 cm., 12 1/4 by 9 1/4 in.

Catalogue Note

The Lilburn Tower forms part of Dunstanburgh Castle which lies on a spectacular headland on the coast of Northumberland, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. The castle is the largest in Northumberland and was erected in 1313 by the Earl of Lancaster. It had fallen into ruin by the middle of the 17th century.